Spain has become the latest European country to make plans to ban social media for children under the age of 16.

"We will protect them from the digital Wild West," Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Tuesday.

The ban, which still needs parliamentary approval, is part of a raft of changes that include making company executives responsible for "illegal or harmful content" on their platforms.

Australia became the world's first country to bring in a ban last year, with others watching - and judging - its success.

France, Denmark and Austria have also announced they are considering their own national age limits.